The offense disappearing is SOOOOO frustrating. The pitching is one thing and kind of to be expected because our pitching is just not that good (depressing in its own way), but our offense is better than this.

TUESDAY, 9:05am: Dempster has given preliminary indications that he’d accept a trade to the Braves, ESPN.com’s Jerry Crasnick reports (Twitter links). However, Dempster felt blindsided when news of the proposed deal leaked before the Cubs reached him.